I recently came across this video:
And i noticed that the unmarked unit had a strobe light in the front windshield. What kind of/brand strobe was that, and was it common on unmarked NYPD vehicle’s?
NYPD Strobes? (2001)
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ur20v
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Not a strobe but a rotating beacon... I'm not 100% sure, but it looks like an SVP Hotshot II with the multiflash mirror.
firebuff17
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@Peanutman
Hard to tell with the frame rate, but are you talking about a strobe that is up near the rear view mirror?
If so, it’s probably a federal signal viper. Federal was their primary brand for a long time.
Hard to tell with the frame rate, but are you talking about a strobe that is up near the rear view mirror?
If so, it’s probably a federal signal viper. Federal was their primary brand for a long time.
Yes I mean the strobe near the rear view mirror, i forgot to mention it.
But I didn’t know that the NYPD already used LED’s in 2001. Or was there also a halogen version of the fedsig viper?
firebuff17
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I could be (more like probably am) wrong with the model number.
I am more a Whelen guy than a Federal Signal guy.
I am more a Whelen guy than a Federal Signal guy.
One of more than 250. This is NYC, anything from NYPD to FDNY to Hatzalah (probably not enough lights for Hatzalah) to State police to FBI to the DEA to some random Mayor's aid. It has a NY plate but that doesn't mean much. There was an article in 2004 called "Mayor yanking sirens and lights from...255 city officials".
Mayor Yanking Sirens and Lights From Cars of 255 City Officials (Published 2004)
Mayor Michael R Bloomberg orders removal of lights and sirens from cars of 255 New York City officials, including heads of some of largest city agencies; move was prompted by reported abuse of equipment by Deputy Mayor Carol A Robles-Roman (M)
ur20v
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Sense of entitlement knows no bounds... Years after Bloomberg took them away:
Politicians Illegally Use Sirens And Flashing Lights
Some elected officials use sirens and flashing lights to avoid traffic
gothamist.com